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Dirge fee discussed for funeral parlors

National
2008-12-7

FUNERAL parlors in China could soon be paying copyright royalties when they play a dirge for the dead. The idea was suggested by a copyright lawyer, Wang Lei, in east Jiangsu Province to the Music Copyright Society...

KTV bars sign copyright deal

Metro | Consumer rights
2008-9-29

MORE than 50 karaoke bars in the city signed an agreement yesterday with the state authorities to pay a copyright fee of 6 yuan (87 US cents) per room per day for the whole of 2008. The payment was less than the...

KTV copyright fee sparks chorus of complaints

Metro | Consumer rights
2008-8-8

SHANGHAI KTV venues said yesterday they were still in talks with state-level authorities about new copyright payments, claiming the new fees were too high. According to the Music Copyright Society of China, every...

Website set to face the music

Business | Information industry
2008-3-1

CHINA'S top search engine, Baidu.com, is being sued by a local music industry group for alleged copyright violation, according to a statement released by the group. On its Website, the Music Copyright Society...

Discord continues in music suit

Business | Advertisement/media
2004-12-22

The Music Copyright Society of China said yesterday that it may appeal to China's supreme court for new trial over its copyright lawsuit against Konka Group Co Ltd, one of the major domestic mobile phone makers.

Not sound of music in royalty case

Business | Lawsuits and scandals
2004-12-17

SHANGHAI Culture and Entertainment Industry Association, representing more than 800 local karaoke bars, said yesterday that it will team up with its provincial counterparts to petition the State Council to ask for government help to settle their royalty dispute with record companies.

Stores sing royalty blues

Metro | Crime and public security
2004-6-29

THE Music Copyright Society of China has encountered obstacles charging royalties for background music to Shanghai shopping malls and department stores.

Hotels face the music and pay

Metro | Hotel and tourism
2004-6-16

THE Music Copyright Society of China has begun to charge Shanghai hotels royalties for background music.

TCL settles suit

Business | Lawsuits and scandals
2003-12-26

TCL Mobile Communication Co will pay 2.5 million yuan (US$302,000) to a Chinese copyright group, compensation for installing tunes without permission on its cellular phones, China Central Television reported. TCL will stop using all the Chinese tunes under protection of the Music Copyright Society of China.

TCL sued for music copyright

Business | Lawsuits and scandals
2003-10-21

TCL Mobile Communication Co is being sued for installing tunes such as "Butterfly Lovers Concerto" on millions of handsets without per-mission, the first time a Chinese copy-right group is taking a phonemaker to court.